John Fru Ndi, titan of Cameroon’s opposition, dies
15 June 2023 |
1:34 pm
John Fru Ndi, who formed Cameroon's first opposition party and battled President Paul Biya at the ballot box for decades, has died aged 81 his party has said.
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